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ordinary case-knives into DANGEROUS weapons
These knives have haspS, but do not smut up.
Manufacturers OF cutlery soon learned what saw
ages wanted In the way OF knives and manufac-
knife Ia Prot. Masons possession is sample Of
the knives used universally By the natives OF Mad
agaScar. 1t Is plain knife with wooden handle,
like small carving knife. and is mace at Shelf.
neid. throughout South America the natives use
an ugly looking knife having an upward crook on
donated to the museltm one OF these knives
brought BY him from Chill. ana which he says Is
USED oy the natives for carving beer and cutting
threats.
SCALPING KNIVES AND TOoTHPICKR
The Indian scalpin-gknife, originally q sharp
ened stone or flint bound upon hasp, has come to
be light blade with q wooden or horn handle
The pioneer days Of America developed some curl
Gus specimens OF Knives There is IN Prof. Mason's
collection "toOthpick," long and slender blade
that closed up In the handle or fiew out straight
upon touching spring. 1t had a ring In the
handle so 1t could be tied TO string II the owner
their knives. Then came the Bowie, a blade that
did not close into the handle but protected by
4 sheath. This was used for every purpose, for q
huntlng- knife, for cutting plug OF tobacco, or
proper or poeket-khiie. belongs to whit
sse S nation take the lead; the Japa-
as Lieut.. Bodies, Who has spent some years in
Japan, stated to STAR reporter that the Japan
csc VINO wear the native costume have no pockets.
Ihey carry their paper handkerchiers and other
where An Sin carried his packs OF cards NOW
that the JAPANESE are becoming 50 enlightened as
to have pockets in their clothing cutters are look
ing forward 10 large orders Tor juck-kniyeS.
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COnvictS Resent Sectariauism.
AN NjUDiCIoUS SPEAKER BREAKS Up PRISON SUN
DAY SCHOOL

COnvicts Resent Sectarianism.
AN NJUDiCIoUs SPEAKER BREAKS Up PRISON SUM-
DAY SCHOOL
There Is considerable excitement In certain cir
cleS at Springfield, Mass, over q dis0rderly scene
that occurred last Sunday in the Sunday school
connected with the Hampton County Jail in that
city. There were one hundred and twenty
men present. Usually after the opening exercises
the men are divided into classes but on this
occasion they were held as an audience to
listen to temperance addresses from q Mr.
Holt, who Is the state organizer" OF the pro-
hibitory party, and from professional tenn
the instance OF Dr. John Blackmer, the assistant
Superintendent OF the school, who Is q peren-
nial candidate on the State prohibitOry ticket.
usually for the ueutenan. g0veFnorShip. Mr.. Major
Is Canadian and convert from the Roman
catholic Church. He found 1t necessary to aiinde
to the latter fact in the course OF his remarks
and said he had never heard the Gospel preached
in It's purity until he heard 1t In q Protestant
Church. Many OF the men Ia the audience being
Catholics Mr. Majors remarks were not well re-
ceived. Feetwere moved about nOistly and cries OF
'Shul upl" and 'Sat dowp!" were heard. Most OF
the men also refused to Join In the closing hymn.
AS result OF the disturbance and the discussion
IT has caused, the prisoners as well as outsiders
being excited over 1t. sheriff Brooks felt compelled
to call The men together In the workn0om and
Should not be disturbed. He has since notified
DR.. Ames, the superintendent OF the school, that
the Sunday school for men must be discontinued
because he does not feel that he enforce proper
discipline while such people Major are posing as
inSJruCt0rS
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The Eccentrictsies Of Herr KRuRp.
From the London Truth.

The Eccentrictsies Of Herr KxWRp.
From the London Truth.
The following stories Of tbs late Herr Krupp are
curious:
It was standing order TO oil those who sur
rounded or approached him that the word sNdeaths
was never to be mentioned or ReaerTed to In CONVEX.
sat0n within the precincts Of his great establish
meat. Some years ago relation OF his wifes came
to stay with him, and WA taken suddenly I'll and
died. When Krapp heard OF e he aed Immediately
to the neighboFtng town OF Dusseldorf and would
not return until AFTER his relation had been duly
buried. This very naturally led 70 q scene with
mis- wife, the result being that they separated.
MIS-. krhpp went TO i've at Dresden, aud not even
the eptreattes OF their son prevailed on Herr
Krqpp 70 see her before be died. The same stub
borIness was shown by him when his son FrilE,
who contested the parliamentary borough lRssexl
as the last general election In the interest OF the
government was defeated BY the "ultrsr or
nslericaw party. Herr Krupp issued an edict
that no empl0ye should take. into his cottage or
read che local papers OF the Ultrsmoptane party.
fey aays after this ed!ct poor workmsa being
this Journal was instantly dis,ntssed.
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BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

PO0R'S DIRECTORY OF RAILWAY OFFICIALS
FOR 1857. Second Annual Number, Containing
the Of.icers of all Railways North America aud
OF the leading organizations auxiliary the Rail-
way System: Lists OF Oficers of south American
and British Railways. etc. Compiled IRON official
Information. New York: Poor's Railroad Manual
Washington. Robert Beall.
MY CONFESSION and the Spirit of Christ,s Teach
ing. By Count LYoF y. ToLsroL Translated from
the Russian New York: Thomas Y, Croweii Co.
We have received through the agent, Mr.. c. D.
Anderson 635 street, copy of McCarty's Annual
StaIistican for 1857. IL would DC difficult To md
q publication containing so much valuable in
formation this, complied from original sources,
or one more useful Tor the library or counting
room.
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MS daughter Queen Mary, by Julius M, IN lisa
RUS " IN lssj4, sent IL 10 the republic of ipsca
and rus v, three years later, 10 the Iateran Rs-
silica IN 1874 the Sanctuary OF Loretto rscesed N
Iom gregory NIL Nara Theresa, queen Of
FRANCE, received it IRON Clement IL In less ana
He QUEEN oi Poland, Mary CaliTnir from Innocent
IN losS In recognition OF the recent deiiverence
Oh slenna oy her valiant husband. John SobiaSki
ssneIyt Nil ufs6 gave the golden rose the
Gregory XVI TO the Basf,,ca az 81 Marks venice :
PROM tne above IL win be- seen that there Is no
rcoru OF the golden rose having been IN any case
kNsn W any private citizen. or one not holding o
high, civil. or military position. SO no American
lads, however great the zeal she NAV show In her
worh TOT the tathoic church, or however favorable
us sroWtn may be the results OF her real setms
pope. M,.s sssrxny
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PLEASURES AT AURORA.
Washingtonians Enjoying Hay Rides
and Germans i'm the West VIRGINIA
MOunlainH.
AURORA. w Va Aurust I,

AURORA, ". Va, August 10.
The sojOurners at this popular mountain resort
have been enjoying cool nights and invigorating
air. should give you In one word the best
feature of this locality it would be atr" There is
good breathing timber" here, and plenty OF It
Next to the air is the delicious water from Rileys
mineral spring, and next to the water are the
Widespread tables and comfortably furnished
rooms OF the two hotels Of this small village This
village is IL miles from Oakland and about miles
from the State line. There are now stopping ~
the Aurora House about ninety guests, most of
them from Washington and Wheeling, and about
thirty at the Mountain View,
Among this number Of visitors there are a good
many young people; and they have been enfoYtng
themselves, giving musical entertainments and
dancing In the Aurora house pariOrs, and going
The latter is novel way OF travelling. being a
moonlight ride, on hay-rack, partly hlled with
fresh hay, with four horses attached, and about
twenty boys and girls sitting on the hay, with
slelgI-bells, dinner bells, and musical instruments
keeping Time with merry voices. Last week such
party rode out from mere to the State line. past
kept by Judge Vale, OF WashingtOp} and back
= .'saca iunn Last THURSDAY night the par
lock boughs, laurel Wreaths, and wild lowers, and
the guests were invited IN 70 enjoy Che German,
was sd By Miss nary Brensnan. niece p' 81 a ane
shall Wilson, OF Washington.
Tne loiio,slds arc ~; names OF those who took
Sadie Clephane, Miss McPha1l. MISS Cummins.
Miss Elsie Whitaker, Miss Mamie Davis MISS
Daisy Davis, Miss Pollock, Miss Eva Gilbert, Miss
Pauline Clephane, MISS Jessie Berger. Mrs J. Ber-
ger, Mrs. MeudeL Mrs Gilbert. Mrs. Smith, Mrs
larry Whitaker, Jos. Pollock, HarTy CumminA q.
D. >Saxton, Morgan Berger; Nj. johnson, Nj.
sanxay, Harry Smaller. r. Davis, Mrx s. Davis,
Huntley. Besides those named above Is taking
part il the german the following guests are here
j. 6. Parsons and son, W, r. Dum6le and viii, Jos
Barnard and family, Mrs n. s. Gardner, Miss
Rliza Gardner, Miss Nellie =; PumPhrey. Geo 9,
Bassett, Mrs. W. ], Fowler and child, Mss bowen.
MIA. Wasserbaek and children. Mrs. Neal and
family, MIS-. Roupp and children, Ms. Murray and
daughter, Mr. 4inntch and family, MIA =. r.
blackmaf and Bop. MA W. Berth, Ma ",
Johnston and children. IL
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DOCTORISG THE POOR.
scenes at the Emergency Hospital and
Free Dispensafy.

AN HOUR IN THE SERVICE RoOM-How THE INSTI-
TUITION Is MANAGED AND sUPPoRTED-THE ATTEND
ANT AND RESIDENT PHYsIcIANs-THE PATIENTS
THEIR PRESCRIPTIONS AND THEIR BOTTLES.
"Here, take this card and come Wednesday at g
o'clock" and the young doctor at the desk tossed
over to the frowsy-lOoking woman with pale
worn face q red card on which he had written
number OF words She put the card in a shabby
rettcule rose, courtesied to the doctor, who was
already oblivious to her existence and left Before
she had picked the card up the doctor was looking
down the throat OF little colored girl with piece
OF red flannel tied around her neck, who had come
out a card for the child by the time the woman
had made her courtesy and mumbied her thanks.
This was scene in the Office Of the Emergency
Hospital and Free Dispensary, located In the build
Ing NO OIL 12th street. All day long poor people
MANNED by accident or enfeebed by liisease, are
coming into the office. After UNDERGOING a pre-
MISREPRESENTATION by the doctor 10 charge of
the Office. WHO makes an entry in O book of each
ease, the applicant is referred to one of the MEM
given card that admits him TO a service con-
quoted Dy the physician TO WHOM he Is assigned
THE SERVICES.
Twice week each physician holds service and
the colored card given the applicant informs him
when TO come To the hospital for treatment. Cards
OF different color are given tor different kinds Of
cases. person suffering with a disease vi the
throat or chest would get card ike III follow
Ing the blanks TO be filled by the doctor Id charger
Diseases OF Throat AID Chest.
DR.. f. Carroll Morgan, In charge.
Dr. 7. Archibald Taylor, DR.. F. Clinton Fernald
ana Dr. Frank L. ChInDeriin, Assistants.
wednesday ana Saturday from i to = pm.
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obliged to suspend operations. 1t would be a mat
ter OF Indifference to the storekeeper however,
whether the stills closed or not as their salary
would go on, whereas now they are thrown out OF
storekeepers not only allow the distllers to block
ade, but actually share their pay with them The
men now employed as storekeepers would not or
they are well satisfied TO give the distillers dol
lar rather than have them fulfill their. threats
of closing the stills"
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From the ArkeQsAN TFxyelef
ET '0man wins er man By de- way she actS: eR
man wins er oman By what he says
sometimes er dozen wise men may git tergedey
an be foolish but q dozen fools kain's nepeF ett
tergeder an be wise.
Do tholghts dat eF pAss04 tAinta tur - one bat
hissef air his best an his Wust Dem Whut comes
between be gins terde public.
y IL sometimes easter ter natter er wise man den
it u er tool. fuf Dc wise man may think dat yeSS
got some cause ter praise him, but de fool may
know &C OnCt dat yeess er har.
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The Street ssseepers.
Written for The EVENING STAR

'ritten for The EVENING STAR
Ho. ye, no! The street-sweepers, hoI
Like iinps . racket they go
Down and up. up and down,
Through the length of the town,
The sleepy mans natural foe.
They sc-srs, and they scrape. and they serape,
(Whils most of the dirt heaps sscspe).
And they wrangle and swear
TIL the listeners hair
Rises up FROM its lateral shape.
The dogs In the alleys begin
To mingle their hideous din,
While the ear piercing squat
OF babe through . wall
Announces original sin.
Without IL the stamping of hoofs:
Within. In most sitting OF pulls.
Pours the dust of the sweep,
Till ehoked sufferers leap
Out u bed and escape 70 the roofa
Incipient madness now reisns;
The lunatie only refraiRs
From ieapiax below
On his strset-sweeping foe
Because Of possible pains
Oh. merrily w.nders the swespl
A. write ! YEARLY weep.
Bowels Of compassion
Are quite out OF fashion:
No one Is expected TO sleep.
Then no. yet Oh sweepers 30 gay,
As ye laugh through your perilous day,
give ye fair warming
On some Summer morning
AeA sweep your Own vile dust away!
II win end in q terrible scrape
Acoiiin sa.d streamer Of GRAPE:
And al reckless men
III haunt with nay pen
III srairs OF the street are in shspe.
MAMIE In HARoy
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Mont. X.nsrs special IRON Fiegsn Agency
Northern Montana says: "At Toe annual tan
dance OF the Piegal Indians the bucks put on var
paint and prepared TO make q raid south Of the
Yellowstone on the GroWa During the night
Agent Baldwin directed The Indian p0lice q =.
rest them, 90 the wbple baRd Was selsed md
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The National une steamer Denmark arrived n
New York yesterday with hole stove Ia her star.
board SIDE having been In collision with an un-
knogn vessel August some 80 miles a oonnR
Hook Eeithar vessel was much damaged
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Jacob SHARP gave his jailegs and his trends quite
D scaFe yestefday hy complaining pg an pnccopnt-
able feeling g d{szlpss9 He eeA than - ooHiA
neither PEE, walk nor eat.
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John A. Topleh, Of Cleveland. Ohio has been
served With an attachment for 400 san brourht
~ hlS brother. J. ". Top.ed The uss OF a pacsnt
~ John A. Causes The suit
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THE TEMPTATIONS THROWN IN TIE WAY OF REVENUE
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. THAN THE LEGAL AMOUNT OF
WHISKY SAID TO BE MADE By SMALL DIsT1LLRRs-
OF THE LAW,
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WAsHrSGroNiANs WHO ARE ENJOYING THEMSELVES
THsRk-FoLKs WHO wEKE SEEN AT THE Hors-
THE STORY OF THE GOLDEN ROSA DECORATION
BESTOWED ONLY ON sovEREIsSs
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THE JACk.KN1FE QUESTION.
What the National Museum Wants O
such an Article.

PART OF THE STORY OF MANKIND TOLD BY OLD FiINTs,
RUSTY BLADES, ''TOoTH-PIcKs," CHILEAN RIPPERs
AND BowIE-KNivEs-THE COLLECTION THAT PROF.
MASON is PREPARING-A KNIFE FROM TICoNpA-
ROGA FIELD.
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CITY AND DISTRICT.
WATER.WETCHfNG
A Man who has fried n Peach svs Itch
and Knows L. will W0fk.

10 the Editor Of TEE EvESISG STAB:
In TIE SrlR OF August Q, under heading OF
tCommon Errors Corrected" notice that "tIe
locallzation OF water By means OF a forked stick
b given as one Of ga thousand vagarfes that gain
credence" Having had some experience In "water-
~ftching." desire TO say few words In It's favor
About fifteen years ago very Org summer caused
great scarcity OF water In that part OF Illinois
known as the Great HaIf-Moon Prairie. John Wal
lace prominent stock raiser of Woodford county,
and one OF my neighbors, was one OF the first 10
need more water, but before digging he sent con-
veyance some twenty miles after water wizard
70 locate the proposed well. The man came,
found suitable vein Of water, ana t snsi
ITS approximate depth. Mr.. wallace aug
water, and at the depth foretod- This fact so 10
tereSted me that inquired into the man tnetnod,
ed 1t on two wells on my iataefs aar am u.
The method was very simple. Get green peac On
switch OF less than one years growtn, stf1p on
place that when the smaller end Is held vertlcaly
the larger end will bend and lie h0rlZontaily
across the path of the operator linen walk ABOUT
hold nR The switch steadily as possible On ap-
preaching an underground stream OF water tae
switch VIII be drawn toward 1t; when over ,ne
water the switch viii be depressed, and, on gong
beyond the water, 1t Will swing pack
ward Tight gripping win not rstard these
xSere Se,a ior The sc,on OF the switch is very sim
liar to what 1t would be IL piece OF iron were at,
tached TO the switch and the sw1tcn then HloVeu
water may De found Is determined by noting the
distance at which it begins to Affect the switch.
The amount OF water Is relatively estimated Dy
the amount OF the depression or the switch.
statement analogous to the depth-nIdlng Is that a
lightning -rod Will protect Within radius equal 10
aus height peach switch is preferred because
more sensitive than other kinds 4 he only expla-
nation that can suggest Is that the operator ana
switch and the vein of water are GOOD
conductors, doubtless carrying currents OF
electricity, and that these currents Induce
sufficient magnetism TO attract each other. when
lnfy 2TaFn a, M
because they form part OF general stratum OF
water. In order that they may be localized these
veins must exist in ground otherwise neariy Tree
FROM water. As a convincing proof OF the value
OF the switch for finding water let me say that an
1S-fo0t we'll found plenty OF water within u rod Of
O foot dry well. That 30-fOOt well filled and
remained half full within 8 rods OF 3:,-fOOt dry
Wei. and that an 1S-foot well remained One-third
full within rods 2o-IoOt dry we'll ali on level
prairie. Many such examples can De given, II
necessary, To convince any one that "watef-Wltcn-
Ing Is an absolute tact. T.. f. ID.
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Miss Caldwell, who spent last winter In Washing.
ton, was to receive from the pope ssThe GOLDEN
Rose, because OF her grit OF 100000 to found a
Catholic university, 1t has often been mentioned
that Mrs Ellen living sherman, wife OF the gen.
eral, was the only woman Ia this country VINO had
Mrs. sherman herself told me lately she had
never received the Golden Rose nor does size
know whether or not Mss Caldwell Will get it, I
asked hsr II she could tell me just what IL As and
its history, and she said she COULD not, ana had
never seen Or heard any description OF L. Ars
sherman added that the report Is TO her getting &c
was first started about ten years ago. after Sine
had collected large sum OF money 10 this coun-
try to send the former pope, "H, Mono when he
was celebrating his jubilee, or nftleth anniversary
OF his conservation. (fhe sum she collected. I
think, was about $50. 900 In goldl She was amazed
not long ago Q description q tbs Golden Rose
possessed by her (Ars- Sherman), and shown by
Tnen wrOts TO make inquiries ~ TIE oonvres.
Rose and It's origin, and was told that the DOCKS
snss asa p sss Il cS s9G ~ T.
washington, who kindly took the trouble 70 OBJ
tain Tor inc the following reliable data found only
"The Golden Rose is an ornament blessed by the
sunday IN LentA and sent occasionally to csIholic
e
catholic cities or repubuca Originally, it Wss Z
s,.g.s s sSs s q s,ss2s so after
and other gems hns}iy, the IeFsn Adopted Was
that Of tnorny branch, With several howers o.
SsIs sU saa9ls S.sr &c sSp en- %
tine e 4. psssst Sss Y ys
very carry ttmes % princes ybo had dsaseysd well
Of the church Gregosy Tue 0spat 1as accustoqsd
SSaias, and Rolltsce Y eSt "a lawn, King q
s sssfo olas%ss! nd . = 81 s sLsss
Cent Q gotdsp Foee IN 1868 e Joappa, queen Of
Naples Among the rec3pientS a. the rose have
sss gGa.sss Sa, oa'i Sns, SSR6s ~ sss s
De rOse hon thres tspsS the lsst
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-03
RECORDING OF BIRTHS AND
DEATHS.

An act of the Legislature, approved
March 20, 1887, provides that every person
who shall officiate at the birth of a child
shall make record thereof, and within
three months after such birth shall make
and deliver to the Recorder of Deeds of
the county wherein the birth took place, a
certificate ander his hand containing the
facts of such birth. 1t also provides that
every person who shall ofhciate at the
burial of any deceased person shall make a
record thereof and within two weeks after
such death shall make and deliver. or send
by the due course of mail or express, or by
such other manner as will Insure safe
transit, to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county wherein such death took place, q
certificate under his hand containing par
ticulars of such death.
All certificates Of births and deaths shall
be filed and recorded by the Recorder in o
book kept for that purpose, and the Board
of Commissioners of the several counties
shall provide blanks certificates, to be paid
for by the county, to be furnished to ply
sicians midwives and undertakers, to en-
able them to carry out and comply with
the requirements of the act.
Failure to comply with the provisions
of the act is punishable by fine of moi
less than 500 nor more than $50 for each
ohense, and wilfully making a false cer
tifcate of any birth or death is punishable
by fine not exceeding $500, or imprison
meet in the county jail for any period moi
exceeding six months.
Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1887-09-03
THE NEW LICENSE ACT.

Following is the full text Of an amend
ment to the License Act, which was passed
at the last session of the Legislature, and
approved February l, 1887:
SEC. 70. The County Auditor shall
from time to time deliver to the Sheriff as
many of such licenses as may be required,
and shall sign the same and charge them
to the Sheriff provided, that before sign
ing or delivering any license to Sheriff,
the Auditor shall fill out the license in
full, stating therein to whom said license is
issued, the kind of business authorized to
be carried on under the license, the room,
building and placewhere the business is to be
carried on, the dates when said license be-
gins and expires, and the amount of money
to be paid therefor, and shall at the same
time make entries of the same upon the
stubs in the license-book. Whenever any
license is returned, by the Sheriff, unsold,
the Auditor shall cancel and tile the license,
and note the fact and date of such cancella-
tion upon the stubs thereof. No Board of
County Commissioners shall audit or allow
any claim in favor of Sheriff until there
shall be fled with said Board the certified
statement of the Auditor that all settle.
ments required by the list Section of the
Act of which this is amendatory, have
been made by said Sheriff. The amount
of all licenses issued to the Sheriff and not
accounted for shall be deducted before any
claim shall be allowed to Sheriff. No
county shall be liable to the Auditor, other
than for his official salary, for any fees OF
for any services required of him under this
Act.
The construction placed upon this
amendment is that all persons requiring
licenses shall apply to the Sheriff for the
same, giving in the application descrip-
ton Of the room or building in which the
business is to be carried on for which the
licen sa ia issued